Echinoderms

Sea urchins and sea cucumbers

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Sea cucumbers

Some of the species names here are educated guesses made by echinoderm researchers.

A stubborn sea cucumber in defence mode will sometimes release sticky toxic threads, which are, in fact, intestines. These will then grow back. This sea cucmber is being handled by an Echinoderm researcher.


Sea urchins